Taxis and Private Hires
The 1982 Act provides for the Licensing of taxis and private hire cars. A taxi is defined as a hire car which is engaged by arrangements made in a public place between the persons to be conveyed in it (or a person acting on his behalf) and its driver for a journey beginning there and then.
A private hire car is defined as a hire car other than a taxi.
A hire car is defined as a motor vehicle with a driver which is a view to profit available for hire by the public for personal conveyance.
A licence will be issued for a vehicle up to an eight seater, anything over this will require a licence from the Scottish Traffic Commissioners.
